Tag: handed
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Highways firm handed £1m fine after worker death
A construction company has been fined £1 million after a road resurfacing project ended in tragedy in May 2022. Robert Morris, who was working on the project in Haringey, north London, was struck and killed by a reversing road-sweeper. Marlborough Highways Ltd, Morris’ employer, was handed the fine earlier this month following a joint investigation…
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£1.66bn in EPC fines could be handed out if market fails to improve by 2030
If new government energy rules were enforced today, over £1.6 billion in fines could be handed out to homeowners whose properties don’t meet the proposed minimum efficiency standard. New figures reveal that 39% of homes sold in England over the past year fall short of the EPC rating the government wants in place by 2030,…
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First building liability order handed down under the Building Safety Act
The RTM company, together with some other leaseholders, brought claims under the Defective Premises Act 1972 to get a BLO under the BSA, in addition to further claims for breach of covenant, breach of agreement, and claims for nuisance and negligence. View the original article and our Inspiration here